SOLUTION: A person wishes to tile a kitchen floor with square tiles 8 inches on a side. if the kitchen measures 10 ft by 12 ft,how many tiles are needed?

Question 403330: A person wishes to tile a kitchen floor with square tiles 8 inches on a side. if the kitchen measures 10 ft by 12 ft,how many tiles are needed?
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A person wishes to tile a kitchen floor with square tiles 8 inches on a side.
if the kitchen measures 10 ft by 12 ft,how many tiles are needed?
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Find the area of the floor in square inches:
10 * 12 * 144 = 17280 sq/inches
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Find the area of each tile:
8*8 = 64 sq/inches
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Find the number required
= 270 tiles
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